[PATCH net-next v2] ppp: update Kconfig help message
From: Qingfang Deng
Date: Thu Apr 02 2026 - 01:02:22 EST
Both links of the PPPoE section are no longer valid, and the CVS version
is no longer relevant.
- Replace the TLDP URL with the pppd project homepage.
- Update pppd version requirement for PPPoE.
- Update RP-PPPoE project homepage, and clarify that it's only needed
for server mode.
Signed-off-by: Qingfang Deng <qingfang.deng@xxxxxxxxx>
---
v2:
- replace TLDP URL with pppd homepage
- update pppd version requirement
- document that rp-pppoe is only required for server
https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260331033303.5664-1-dqfext@xxxxxxxxx/
drivers/net/ppp/Kconfig | 16 +++++++---------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ppp/Kconfig
index f57fba84fe55..753354b4e36c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/Kconfig
@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@ config PPP
otherwise you can't use it; most Internet access providers these
days support PPP rather than SLIP.
- To use PPP, you need an additional program called pppd as described
- in the PPP-HOWTO, available at
- <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Make sure that you have
- the version of pppd recommended in <file:Documentation/Changes>.
+ To use PPP, you need an additional program called pppd, available at
+ <https://ppp.samba.org>. Make sure that you have the version of pppd
+ recommended in <file:Documentation/Changes>.
The PPP option enlarges your kernel by about 16 KB.
There are actually two versions of PPP: the traditional PPP for
@@ -116,11 +115,10 @@ config PPPOE
help
Support for PPP over Ethernet.
- This driver requires the latest version of pppd from the CVS
- repository at cvs.samba.org. Alternatively, see the
- RoaringPenguin package (<http://www.roaringpenguin.com/pppoe>)
- which contains instruction on how to use this driver (under
- the heading "Kernel mode PPPoE").
+ To work in client mode, pppd version 2.4.2 or later is required.
+ To work in server mode, the pppoe-server command from the RP-PPPoE
+ package is also required, available at
+ <https://dianne.skoll.ca/projects/rp-pppoe/>.
choice
prompt "Number of PPPoE hash bits"
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